Fall trends: We’re seeing red

…This fall we’re seeing red, but not because we’re mad – the bloody shade is everywhere, from lipstick and nail polish to trousers and trainers. Actually, subjectivity has always surrounded the colour and is partially responsible for its allure. In the past, red has been synonymous with sinners and Satan but also been considered regal and fit for the robes of kings and queens. It is absolutely true that the colour crimson holds multiple meanings (love, lust, sin, luxury) and can be worn in multiple ways, and this fall we want to wear it in every way.

For his Fall 2012 ready-to-wear collection, Michael Kors designed for “après-ski in the city” with lots of wool and enough red-and-black plaid to survive a Canadian winter.

For Valentino, the colour red has been a signature shade and pillar on the catwalk since the Italian designer introduced “Valentino red” to the American public in 1966. For Fall 2012, the fashion house’s most recent designers, Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri, re-imagined the shade as more demure and less in-your-face sexy. It was still, nonetheless: